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2 1/2 - 3 pound pork sirloin roast
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1/2
teaspoon salt
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1/2
teaspoon pepper
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1
tablespoon cooking oil
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2
medium onions, cut into thin wedges
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1
cup root beer*
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6
cloves garlic, minced
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3
cups root beer (two 12-ounce cans or bottles)*
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1
cup bottled chili sauce
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1/4
teaspoon root beer concentrate (optional)
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several dashes bottled hot pepper sauce (optional)
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8
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hamburger buns, split (and toasted, if desired)
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Lettuce leaves (optional)
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Tomato slices (optional)
1. Trim fat from meat. If necessary, cut roast to fit into a 3-1/2- to 5-quart crockery cooker. Sprinkle meat with the salt and pepper. In a large skillet brown meat on all sides in hot oil. Drain off fat. Transfer meat to cooker. Add onions, the 1 cup root beer, and garlic.
2. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 8 to 10 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 to 5 hours.
3. Meanwhile, for sauce, in a medium saucepan combine the 3 cups of root beer and the chili sauce. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Boil gently, uncovered, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes or until mixture is reduced to 2 cups. Add root beer concentrate and bottled hot pepper sauce, if desired.
4. Transfer roast to a cutting board or serving platter. Using a slotted spoon, remove onions from cooking juices and place on serving platter. Discard juices. Using 2 forks, pull meat apart into shreds. To serve, line buns with lettuce leaves and tomato slices, if desired. Add meat and onions; spoon on sauce. Makes 8 to 10 servings.
- Note Do not substitute with diet root beer.
- Servings Per Recipe 8,
- Calories 356,
- Protein (gm) 22,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 44,
- Fat, total (gm) 10,
- Cholesterol (mg) 59,
- Saturated fat (gm) 3,
- Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 1,
- Vitamin A (RE) 41,
- Vitamin C (mg) 5,
- Sodium (mg) 786,
- Calcium (DV %) 40,
- Iron (DV %) 2,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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We liked this recipe, but the sauce ended up being very watery. We'll make it again and figure out how to thicken it up...
10/16/2011 10:02:48 AM Report Abusethe recipe for the sauce as is is extremely unsavory. I had to dump a bunch of Head Country BBQ sauce on it to drown out the nasty flavor of the root beer and chilli sauce. Those two do not go well together at all.
9/27/2011 11:24:59 AM Report AbuseMaking the pulled pork in the crock pot was super easy. I served the rootbeer sauce on the side, along with a bottled BBQ sauce and let the guests decide.
7/18/2011 07:07:19 PM Report AbuseI balked at my husband when he saved this recipe but I was pleasantly surprised. This is a new family favorite!
11/1/2010 10:12:21 PM Report AbuseThis is an all time favorite on my friend circle. I make my own chile sauce and put chipotle peppers in to spice it up. This is a nice balance to the "sweet" that people speak about in other comments. When I serve this, my crowd fights over who gets the last sandwich!
7/2/2010 07:46:28 AM Report Abuse